The well-regarded team at CMS combines a contentious offering, helmed by Fraser Askham, with a non-contentious offering, spearheaded by Helen Johnson. Askham’s team excels in projects, energy and infrastructure disputes, while Johnson’s works extensively on large-scale project portfolios. Key sectors for the practice include hotels, education and major infrastructure projects such as HS2. Jenny Whipps‘ varied practice includes defects disputes, adjudications and expert determinations. Clients include contractors, public sector bodies and institutional investors.
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Key clients
- The University of Sheffield
- Sheffield United Football Club
- Lendlease Construction
- Aecom
- Bailey Total Envelope Solutions
- Glasgow City Council
- NG Bailey Group
- Wates Group
- STRABAG
- Multiplex
- Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited
- International Hotel Properties
- E Poppleton & Son Limited
- Ambassador Theatre Group
- Henry Boot Construction
- Ground Control Limited
- Crown Commercial Services (Wider Public Sector) [panel appointment]
- Galliford Try
- Places for People
- The MEH Alliance (a JV comprising Balfour Beatty, NG Bailey, Doosan Babcock, Cavendish Nuclear and Altrad SA)
- Henry Boot Developments
- Polish Government Nuclear Energy agency
- Equinor New Energy
- Candu Energy (part of AtkinsRealis)
- EDF Group
- Sanofi SA
- Mace Construction
- Dragados Construction
- The Freedom Group of Companies
- UK Health & Security Agency
- Equans Group
- Ipsen Biopharm
- Luton Town Football Club
- Care UK
- University College London
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust
- Blackrock
- CBRE
- GRS Roadstone Group
- Ipsen Pharma SA
- Henry Boot plc
- Hyde Housing Group
Work highlights
- Advised Lendlease on a £140m+ multi-party dispute concerning the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital.
- Advising the Mace Limited/Dragados S.A. joint venture on the transformation of Euston Station and the construction of the new Birmingham Curzon Street Station as part of the UK’s new High Speed 2 railway development.
- Advising the MEH Joint Venture (comprising Balfour Beatty, Altrad, Cavendish Nuclear, Altrad Babcock , Bilfinger and NG Bailey) on a multi-billion pound alliance contract for the new Sizewell C nuclear power station.
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Helen Johnson, Fraser Askham